Disable snmpd Service

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The snmpd service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now snmpd.service

Rationale

Running SNMP software provides a network-based avenue of attack, and should be disabled if not needed.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_snmpd_disabled
Severity: Low
References: 1311
Updated: 8 months ago


[customizations.services]
disabled = ["snmpd"]

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_snmpd_disabled

- name: Block Disable service snmpd
  block:

  - name: Disable service snmpd
    block:

    - name: Disable service snmpd
      systemd:
        name: snmpd.service
        enabled: 'no'
        state: stopped
        masked: 'yes'
    rescue:

    - name: Intentionally ignored previous 'Disable service snmpd' failure, service
        was already disabled
      meta: noop
  when: ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman",
    "container"] and "net-snmp" in ansible_facts.packages )
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_snmpd_disabled

- name: Unit Socket Exists - snmpd.socket
  command: systemctl -q list-unit-files snmpd.socket
  register: socket_file_exists
  changed_when: false
  failed_when: socket_file_exists.rc not in [0, 1]
  check_mode: false
  when: ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman",
    "container"] and "net-snmp" in ansible_facts.packages )
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_snmpd_disabled

- name: Disable socket snmpd
  systemd:
    name: snmpd.socket
    enabled: 'no'
    state: stopped
    masked: 'yes'
  when:
  - ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
    and "net-snmp" in ansible_facts.packages )
  - socket_file_exists.stdout_lines is search("snmpd.socket",multiline=True)
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_snmpd_disabled

include disable_snmpd

class disable_snmpd {
  service {'snmpd':
    enable => false,
    ensure => 'stopped',  }
}

Disable snmpd Service

Description

Rationale

Remediation - OS Build Blueprint

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - Puppet